Tylophora silvestrii

Description

Tylophora silvestrii is an oleand vegetable species first described by Pampanini, and became known as Ying Tsiang and PT Li. Tylophora silvestrii is part of the genus Tylophora and the family oleanderväxter. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life. Tylophora is a genus of climbing plant or vine, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia. Most of the species are perennial lianas.The name is derived from the Ancient Greek tylos/----- "knot", and phoros/----- "bearing". The genus was originally erected by Robert Brown for four species he described in Australia. It was placed in the Asclepiadaceae, which has now been sunk into Apocynaceae.